The Legal Issues of Identification and Intervention for K–12 Students with Dyslexia

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The two primary sources for identification and intervention for dyslexia are the IDEA and Section 504, although a handful of states have laws that have special provisions specific to dyslexia. The first part of this article provides an overview of these federal and state laws, along with an illustrative sample of the pertinent court decisions. The concluding section of this article analyzes a case study in light of this legal information from an impartial, not a parent or advocate’s, perspective.

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